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Recently, a multi-national wireless technology company launched a campaign that featured the word “Jambala.” The ad went on to explain that Jambala meant, “to extend your reach.” This slogan seemed quite fitting to describe the significant advances in the world of wireless technology. In the rapidly changing arena of dental materials there has been an … Read more

ABSTRACT: The use of panoramic radiography in private practice is currently on the rise. This article will discuss panoramic radiography in terms of its principles, its advantages and disadvantages, and common operator mistakes.

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ABSTRACT: Current trends in orthodontic care emphasize nonextraction treatment, despite a lack of support from the refereed literature for many of the proposed alternatives to the extraction of premolars. In addition, anecdotal reports published in non peer-reviewed journals have called into question the esthetic effects of extraction treatment. As calls for evidence-based treatments increase throughout dentistry, reports on the effects (both positive and negative) of different orthodontic options have appeared in increasing numbers. It is the purpose of this article to summarize the results of investigations describing the esthetic impact of extraction and nonextraction orthodontic treatment.

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From my vantage point of having been in dentistry for more than 30 years, both in active practice and as editor/chairman of Oral Health, I have witnessed a lot of changes in dentistry – some for the better, some for the worse and some where the jury is still out. Having had two careers, one … Read more

Well folks, Y2K has come and gone. The dire predictions of mass computers crashing, aircraft falling, missiles detonating, riots, ill fitting crowns, electrical outages and frozen senior citizens with starving pets on their laps have not come to pass. With few exceptions, these problems did not happen. They did not happen in North America where … Read more

SUMMARY This case report describes a seven-year-old female Caucasian who presented with a clinically missing permanent central incisor, an erupted supernumerary tooth, and a bilateral unerupted supernumerary tooth. The decision as to when or whether or not to extract is still a controversy. Supernumerary teeth can be found anywhere in the mouth.1 They have a … Read more

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Our last article reviewed the buccal photographs using dental mirrors.7 The purpose of this article is to review the lingual, full occlusal and quadrant occlusal photographs using dental mirrors. These photographs are relatively easier to achieve than the buccal views. This article will not cover the concepts and information described in our previous articles but … Read more